Caster/Camber Plates

[69boss]

About a year ago I installed BMR camber plates on Ford Performance M-18000F struts. Ever since then, they've been clunking or at least that's what I think. It started immediately after I installed them, and I've reinstalled them multiple times to make sure I did everything correctly. I've about had enough of the clunks so I'm looking for a different set of plates. I noticed on Vorshlag's website they have different options for all different strut types, whereas BMR and the other companies have more of a one size fits all approach, and probably designed their products around the OEM struts. Has anyone else with Ford Performance struts had luck with a different set of camber plates? Just looking at my options before I drop $700 on Vorshlag plates.

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[S550_GTCS]

I went with Maximum Motorsports on the ford track struts. Never had any issue with them.

https://www.maximummotorsports.com/Mustang-Caster-Camber-Plates-2015-2023-P1480.aspx

 

[Cobra Jet]

I went with Maximum Motorsports on the ford track struts. Never had any issue with them.

https://www.maximummotorsports.com/Mustang-Caster-Camber-Plates-2015-2023-P1480.aspx

100% ^^^

I’ve only ever used Maximum Motorsports CC plates on my modified Mustangs - never ever an issue with clunking or rattles. I’ve been using their parts for over 30 years now with first products offered from them on the Fox Mustang platform.

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If you’re 100% sure you have the CC plates installed correctly with no issues with any provided spacers/washers or the top plate bearing isn’t bad…. Then a front clunk could be a bad ball joint or the upper strut mount too. The premature failure of the strut mounts is also common with the S550’s.

This SSM was released for the GT350's regarding a front end clunk noise. Just because the SSM is for a GT350 doesn't mean the problem can't exist on other platforms:
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/ssm-50672-front-end-“clunk”-or-“pop”-noise.176357/

Also the front strut mounts have been known to fail prematurely, causing a clunk noise from the front end:
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/th...your-upper-front-strut-mount-bearings.130986/

 

[69boss]

100% ^^^

I’ve only ever used Maximum Motorsports CC plates on my modified Mustangs - never ever an issue with clunking or rattles. I’ve been using their parts for over 30 years now with first products offered from them on the Fox Mustang platform.

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If you’re 100% sure you have the CC plates installed correctly with no issues with any provided spacers/washers or the top plate bearing isn’t bad…. Then a front clunk could be a bad ball joint or the upper strut mount too. The premature failure of the strut mounts is also common with the S550’s.

This SSM was released for the GT350's regarding a front end clunk noise. Just because the SSM is for a GT350 doesn't mean the problem can't exist on other platforms:
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/ssm-50672-front-end-“clunk”-or-“pop”-noise.176357/

Also the front strut mounts have been known to fail prematurely, causing a clunk noise from the front end:
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/th...your-upper-front-strut-mount-bearings.130986/

The clunking started the day I installed these so it's gotta be something I messed with. I was suspecting these just had bad bearings to begin with, and I emailed BMR and they said they had some QC issues with bearings on the caster plates. It could also be the endlinks. I just bolted them on and didn't preload the sway bar before adjusting them or anything.

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